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Schlitzie's fame began at Coney Island’s Dreamland Circus Side Show in 1922. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

Schlitzie: The story of a Coney Island performer

March 15 | John Manbeck | Special to the Brooklyn Eagle

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